Label-holder.



, .LABEL HOLDER. A PPLIGATION FILED. JULYZB, 1902.

N MODEL.

Witness@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUIS WEIGEL, OF HELENA, MONTANA.

LABEL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 723,093, dated.' lylatloll.I 17, 1903.

Application iiled July 26, 1902. Serial No. 117,118. (No model.)

To all whomA t may concern.:

Be it known that I, LQUIS WEIGEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Helena, in the county of Lewis and Clarke and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label-Holders, of which the following is such a full, clear, and. exact description as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it' apperlainsfto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof. l

This inventionhas special reference to devices of the type shown in the patent issued to me August 14, 1900, No. 655,843, and it aims to produce a ydevice of a 'cheaper and simple: construction. l

With thisobject in viewthe inventiorrconsists in certain novel features, hereinafter `iirstsfully described and then particularly the ends thereof, insert fasteners B, as shown,- which are adapted to be inserted through the hat-box and then bent against the inner face of the box to securethe device thereto, as will be readily understood on reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings. The lower edge of the strip is bent horizontally backward along its entire length to present the supporting-flange C, and at intervals along its length the strip is provided with open-ended pockets, formed by striking back portions of its body,as shown at D and as will be readily understood on reference to Fig. 2.` The tags or registrycards Eare inserted through these pockets and are supported therein by the flange C, so that the matter on their faces may be readily seen through the open fronts of the pockets.

The supportingltlange C is large enough to support a style and price card F' in rearof the pockets and between the same andthe hat-box, as indicated in Figs. l and 2.

The holder is secured to the box by inserti-ng the fasteners through the Wall of the same, l

as before described, and the tags or cards designating the sizes of the hats contained in the box are then inserted into the pockets and supported by resting on the flange O, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. When a hat is sold from the box, the tag denoting the size of the same is slipped upward from the pocket, and the empty or blank pocket at once shows that the hat has been removed. Should the style and price card not be used, there is nothing above the size-tags to mar the appearance of the box, and at the same time the card may be easily placed in position if it is wanted.

' The device is extremely simple and may be used indefinitely, as it may be removed from onebox and applied to another in a few seconds and there are no costly fastening devices to be lost. The tags may be readily slipped into or out of the pockets and constitute a visual record of the stock at all times. When the tags are within the pockets, their edges are covered by the body of the holder, which serves to hold them against any tendency to drop forward. There are no lips projecting forward from the device which are liable to catch in the clothing of the persons `handling the box in the sale of the goods; and

consequently there is no liability of the tags being accidentally drawn from the pockets andglost.

Having thus described lnyinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The improved label-holder for hat-boxes herein described and shown consisting of a metallic strip provided with fastening means at its ends, having portions of its body struck back to form integral vertical open-ended pockets adapted to receive size-indicating cards, and having its lower edge bent horizontally backward to form a iiange for supporting said cards, said flange projecting rearward beyond the said pockets to support a descriptive card in rear of the same.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification' in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS WEIGEL. Witnesses:

H. S. HEPNER, L. M. Donna. 

